The use and characteristics of vortical flows near a generating aerodynamic surface: A perspective

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 167-217

  Lamar, John E ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; WALL FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

FLIGHT VEHICLES;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 0032010575     PISSN: 03760421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-0421(98)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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